Beef
UK prime cattle price continues to remain under pressure - AHDB
UK prime cattle prices continue to remain under pressure, as factory buyers have no problems in finding suitable cattle for...
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Beef
Dumped cattle carcasses leave border farmers 'very worried'
A Sinn Féin County Councillor has said the re-occurrence of dumped cattle carcasses in north Louth has left the farming...
Sheep
Agriland Vet: Dealing with Orf - the sheep farmer's nightmare
Spring is the most common time for an Orf outbreak to occur and here vet Frank O’Sullivan details the necessary...
Rural Life
This farmer's tutorial of how to spread slurry will make your day
Ross Lonergan has created a masterpiece in this slurry spreading tutorial! First off, tractor choice is key and Lonergan briefly...
Rural Life
Watch a farmer use a load of slurry to get rid of protesters in his field
A farmer in the UK used a tanker of slurry to let protesters know how he felt about them trespassing on...
Dairy
Proposal to further extend superlevy payments shot down in Europe
An Irish proposal to further extend superlevy payments has been shot down in Europe due to legal problems. Given that the...
Agri-Business
FBD Chairman says insurance rates will continue to rise this year
Insurance rates are continuing to rise in 2016, according to FBD Chairman Michael Berkery who is set to step down...
Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture overtake those from industry
Greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have overtaken the emissions from industry, according to the latest statistics...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers' Union elects a new President
Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the union’s AGM. Bell, a...
Agri-Business
Carbery reports increased earnings of 33% for 2015
Carbery Group has reported a 33% increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to €35.3m, up from €26.5m...
Pig/Poultry
Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016
China doubled the its pork imports for the month of March to 114,700t compared to the corresponding month in 2015,...
Dairy
'Further correction is needed in global dairy markets...we have to be realistic'
Further correction in global dairy markets is still required, according to Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe. “I still believe there is...
Agri-Business
Dairygold warns 2016 will be 'even more challenging' as profits fall
Dairygold has reported its 2015 results, which include an operating profit of €19.2m, down from €28.6m in 2014. The €9m drop...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group to deliver share earnings growth of 6-10% in 2016
Kerry Group has said it is confident of delivering growth of 6-10% in adjusted earnings per share in 2016. The company...
Agri-Business
Home market and ingredients division returns hit Glanbia as debt rises
The Glanbia Global Ingredients division recorded a revenue decline in the first three months of 2016 of 5.2%, while revenues...
Dairy
Pics: Behind the scenes at one of Iran's largest dairy farms
One of the largest dairy farms in Iran opened its doors to an Irish delegation this week as part of...
Agri-Business
Seed and fungicide sales fuel Bayer's first quarter results
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has recorded first quarter group sales of €11.8m. For the quarter ending March...
Machinery
New Holland to showcase new T5 and T6 tractors at Grass and Muck
Irish farmers attending this year’s Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Grass and Muck show will get their first...
